Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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