Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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