Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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