Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the gripping 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 gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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