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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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