Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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