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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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