Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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