Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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