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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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