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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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