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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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