Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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