Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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