Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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