Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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