Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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