Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key 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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