Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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