Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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