Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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