Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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