Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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