Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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