Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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