Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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