Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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