Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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