Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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