Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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