Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the 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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