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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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