Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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