Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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