Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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