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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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