Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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