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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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