Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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