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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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