Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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