Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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