Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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