Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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