Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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