Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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