Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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