Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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