Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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