Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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