Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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