Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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