Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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