Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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