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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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