Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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