Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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