Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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