Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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