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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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