Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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