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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses 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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