Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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