Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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