Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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