Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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