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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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