Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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