Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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