Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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