Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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