Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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