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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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