Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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