Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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