Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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