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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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