Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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