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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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