Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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