Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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