Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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