Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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