Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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