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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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