Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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