Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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