Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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