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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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