Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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