Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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