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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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