Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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