Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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