Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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