Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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