Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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