Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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