Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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