Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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