Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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