Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important 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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