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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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