Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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