Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important 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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