Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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