Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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