Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically 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 subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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