Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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