Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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