Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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