Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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