Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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