Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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