Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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