Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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