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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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