Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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