Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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