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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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