Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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