Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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