Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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