Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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