Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details 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 exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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