Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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