Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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