Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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