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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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