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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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