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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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