Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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