Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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