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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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