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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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