Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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