Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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