Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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