Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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