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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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