Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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