Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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