Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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