Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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