Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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