Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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