Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major 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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