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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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