Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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