Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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