Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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