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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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