Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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