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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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