Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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