Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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