Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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