Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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