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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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