Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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