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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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