Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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