Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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