Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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