Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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