Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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