Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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