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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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