Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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