Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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