Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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