Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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