Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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