Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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