Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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