Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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