Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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