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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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