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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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