Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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