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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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