Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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