Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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