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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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