Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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