Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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