Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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