Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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