Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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