Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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