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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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