Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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