Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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