Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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