Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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