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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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