Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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