Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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