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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key 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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