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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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