Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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