Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate 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. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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