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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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