Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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