Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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