Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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