Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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