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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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