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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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