Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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