Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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