Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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