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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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