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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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