Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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