Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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