Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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