Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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