Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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