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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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