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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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