Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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