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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum 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 educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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