Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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