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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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