Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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