Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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