Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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