Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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