Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches 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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