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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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