Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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