Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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