Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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