Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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