Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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