Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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