Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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