Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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