Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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