Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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