Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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