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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important 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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