Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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