Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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