Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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