Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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