Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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