Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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