Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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