Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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