Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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