Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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