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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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