Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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