Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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