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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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