Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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