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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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