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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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