Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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