Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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