Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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