Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes 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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