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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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