Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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