Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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