Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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