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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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