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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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