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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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