Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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