Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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