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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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