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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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