Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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