Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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