Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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