Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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