Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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