Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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