Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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