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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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