Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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