Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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