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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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