Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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