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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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