Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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