Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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