Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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