Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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