Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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