Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses 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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