Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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