Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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