Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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