Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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