Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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