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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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