Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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