Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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