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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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