Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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