Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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