Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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