Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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