Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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