Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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