Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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