Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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