Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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