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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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