Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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