Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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