Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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