Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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