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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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