Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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