Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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