Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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