Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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