Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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