Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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