Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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