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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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