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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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