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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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