Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning enable students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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