Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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