Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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