Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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