Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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