Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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