Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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