Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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