Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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