Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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