Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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