Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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