Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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