Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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