Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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