Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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