Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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