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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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