Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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