Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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