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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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