Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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