Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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