Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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