Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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