Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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