Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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