Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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