Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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