Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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