Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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