Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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