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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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