Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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