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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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