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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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