Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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