Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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