Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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