Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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