Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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