Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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