Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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