Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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