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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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