Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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