Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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