Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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