Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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