Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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