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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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