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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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