Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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