Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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