Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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