Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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