Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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