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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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