Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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