Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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