Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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