Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the 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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