Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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