Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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