Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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