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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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