Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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