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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major 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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