Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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