Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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