Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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