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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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