Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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