Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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