Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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