Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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