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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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