Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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