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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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