Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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