Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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