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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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