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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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