Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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