Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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