Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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