Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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