Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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