Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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