Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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