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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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