Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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