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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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