Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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