Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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