Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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