Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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