Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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