Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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