Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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