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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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