Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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