Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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