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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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