Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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