Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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