Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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