Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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