Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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