Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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