Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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