Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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