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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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