Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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