Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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