Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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