Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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