Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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