Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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