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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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