Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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