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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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