Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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