Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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