Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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