Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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