Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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