Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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