Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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