Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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