Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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