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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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