Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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