Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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