Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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