Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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