Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major 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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