Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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