Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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