Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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