Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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