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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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