Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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