Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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