Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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