Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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