Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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