Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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