Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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