Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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