Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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