Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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