Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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