Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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