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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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