Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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