Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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