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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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