Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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