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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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