Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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