Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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