Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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