Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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