Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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