Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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