Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key 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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