Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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