Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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