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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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