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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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