Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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