Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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