Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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