Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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