Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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