Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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