Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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