Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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