Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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