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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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