Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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