Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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