Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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